After the War (summary)"At the peace conference in Paris in 1919, Allied leaders would state their desire to build a post-war world that would safeguard itself against future conflicts of such devastating scale. The Versailles Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, would not achieve this objective. Saddled with war guilt and heavy reparations and denied entrance into the League of Nations, Germany felt tricked into signing the treaty, having believed any peace would be a “peace without victory” as put forward by Wilson in his famous Fourteen Points speech of January 1918. As the years passed, hatred of the Versailles treaty and its authors settled into a smoldering resentment in Germany that would, two decades later, be counted among the causes of World War II"
-http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history |
Political Cartoon ActivityTo learn about the Interwar Period, we are going to analyze political cartoons as primary sources from the 1920's and 30's. In groups, scroll down to your assigned topic. Then look at the political cartoons and analyze them to answer the following questions:
When you are working on your analysis, you can also click on the reading to learn more about the topic. Then, each group will share out their findings to the class. |
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The League of NationsOriginally advocated by President Woodrow Wilson, the League of Nations was one of many safeguards discussed within Wilson's' Fourteen Points. However there was clear opposition and skepticism towards this negotiation, and you can learn more from these two political cartoons, and then by reading the link below:
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The Red ScareFollowing the Bolshevik Revolution, many western countries began to fear the potential collapse of their own governments just as Russia had.
These fears were often featured in political cartoons, and you can analyze them here before clicking on the link below to read more about the Red Scare: |
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Boom and BustAfter WWI, the powers of Europe found themselves in the beginnings of a global depression, leading to political instability. Soon the United States who originally seemed less affected by the war, were too affected by the stock market crash of the 1930's. You can learn more about this time period in these political cartoons and then in the link below:
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